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The Beyond Meds Journal

Slow medicine, written down.

Notes from the clinic on PCOS, gut, diabetes, skin, and the long unwind from chronic medication.

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Root Method

What 'root cause' actually means in clinical practice

Beyond the buzzword: a clinician's working definition.

12 June 20267 min read

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Root Method

Modern medicine + functional medicine: the integrated path most doctors miss

What good integrated care actually looks like in chronic disease.

5 June 20267 min read

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PCOS & Hormones

PCOS in India, 2026: the complete root-cause playbook

A long, honest read on what it is, what most clinics miss, and what we actually do.

5 June 202614 min read

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Root Method

How to find a doctor who treats the cause, not the symptoms

What to look for, what to avoid, and the questions worth asking on the first call.

29 May 20268 min read

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Diabetes & Metabolic

Type 2 diabetes reversal: what's actually possible (and what isn't)

Honest, evidence-led, and Indian-specific.

29 May 202611 min read

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Root Method

Ayurveda vs functional medicine: where they overlap, where they differ

An MD's read on two systems that share more than their separate practitioners admit.

22 May 20267 min read

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Gut Health

Why your gut runs your hormones, your skin, and your mood

The slow argument for fixing the gut first.

22 May 202614 min read

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Root Method

Functional medicine vs allopathic: a clinician's honest take

Where each approach earns its keep, and where each one falls short.

15 May 20267 min read

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PCOS & Hormones

PCOS isn't destiny: a root-cause guide for women whose metformin script never moved the needle

What the standard PCOS playbook misses, and how to test for what is actually going on.

15 May 202614 min read

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Autoimmune

When 'autoimmune' is actually a gut story

The gut-immune axis, and why so many autoimmune protocols start in the wrong room.

8 May 20267 min read

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Root Method

The Root Method: why root-cause medicine works where pills alone don't

Three phases. Designed to find the why and help your body respond.

8 May 202610 min read

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Lifestyle

The 5 labs every Indian over 30 should run (and what to do with the results)

A practical, evidence-based set of tests that catches what the standard checkup misses.

5 May 20268 min read

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Lifestyle

Getting the right labs done from a Tier 2 or Tier 3 city: a practical guide

What to ask for, what to push back on, what to mail in, and roughly what it should cost in rupees.

5 May 20269 min read

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Root Method

Tapering medication, the right way: how it works, who decides, and what to watch for

If your labs are improving, the question of dose comes up. Here is the careful, no-drama version.

5 May 202612 min read

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Perimenopause & Menopause

Menopause changes the metabolic story: what shifts, and what to do about it

The years on either side of your last period are when insulin, thyroid, and heart risk quietly rewrite themselves. Here is how to stay ahead of it.

5 May 202610 min read

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Root Method

Supplements and medications: what actually interacts, and what does not

The pairs your prescriber should know about, in plain language. Always tell every doctor every supplement.

5 May 202611 min read

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Autoimmune

Lupus diet: separating evidence from Instagram noise

What the actual research supports for systemic lupus erythematosus, and what is just marketing.

1 May 20267 min read

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Skin

Acne after 25: when it's hormonal, when it's gut, and how to tell

Why the topical you've been on for two years isn't working.

24 April 202610 min read

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Autoimmune

The autoimmune protocol (AIP) in India: which parts work, which don't

An MD's honest read on AIP, its evidence, and what to actually keep.

24 April 20267 min read

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Perimenopause & Menopause

Why your perimenopause feels different from your mother's

The biology hasn't changed. The body around the biology has.

17 April 20266 min read

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Skin

Chronic urticaria: why the hives keep coming back

When antihistamines stop being the answer.

10 April 20269 min read

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Perimenopause & Menopause

HRT alternatives that aren't snake oil: a clinician's review

What works, what doesn't, and what an honest middle-ground approach to perimenopause looks like.

10 April 20267 min read

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Lifestyle

Is gond katira actually helpful? An MD's honest take

What it does, what it doesn't, and where it earns its place.

3 April 20267 min read

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Perimenopause & Menopause

Perimenopause symptoms at 35: yes, it's a thing

Why the early signals are real, and why most clinics dismiss them.

3 April 20267 min read

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Autoimmune

Living with autoimmune disease in India: a 2026 playbook

What the immune system is actually doing, what to test for, and where the real protocol begins.

27 March 202610 min read

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Lifestyle

Why sleep is half your hormone treatment

What poor sleep does to your blood sugar, your cycle, and your weight.

27 March 20269 min read

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Lifestyle

High-protein vegetarian breakfasts (under five minutes)

Five honest options that actually move the needle on your blood sugar.

20 March 20268 min read

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Perimenopause & Menopause

Perimenopause in India: the guide nobody gave you

What it actually is, when it really starts, and why it feels different from your mother's.

20 March 202610 min read

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Diabetes & Metabolic

Insulin resistance: the silent driver of weight gain, acne, and PCOS

If your fasting glucose is normal but the symptoms aren't, this is probably you.

13 March 202614 min read

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Gut Health

Leaky gut is real, but the Instagram protocol isn't

What intestinal permeability actually is, what to test for, and where the real protocol begins.

13 March 20267 min read

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Gut Health

SIBO in India: the test most clinicians skip and why it matters

How to recognise small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, and why the standard IBS workup misses it.

6 March 20268 min read

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Root Method

What 'functional medicine' actually means (and what it doesn't)

An MD's plain-English guide for patients tired of the buzzword.

6 March 20269 min read

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Diabetes & Metabolic

What the research actually says about Type 2 diabetes reversal

The evidence base, the major studies, and what they mean for Indian patients.

27 February 20267 min read

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Diabetes & Metabolic

Prediabetes is a window, not a sentence: the 90-day reversal protocol

What to do in the most important three months of your metabolic life.

20 February 20267 min read

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Diabetes & Metabolic

Lowering HbA1c without adding medication: the order I work in

A practical, sequenced approach for patients whose number keeps creeping up.

13 February 20268 min read

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PCOS & Hormones

Lean PCOS: why 'just lose weight' was never the answer

If you have a normal BMI and you have been told your PCOS is not real, this is for you.

6 February 20267 min read

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PCOS & Hormones

The Indian PCOS diet that actually moves the needle

What stays on the plate, what changes, and what the science actually supports.

30 January 20267 min read

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PCOS & Hormones

PCOS treatment without metformin: when it works, and when it doesn't

An honest look at the cases where metformin is necessary, and the cases where it is not.

23 January 20267 min read

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Gut Health

The complete gut-health playbook: SIBO, leaky gut, and the real fix

A long, careful read on the gut as the upstream organ for almost everything chronic.

16 January 202610 min read